No Northgate School Board members will be attending the National School Boards Association meeting this year, and some are not too happy that superintendent Dr. Reggie Bonfield will be traveling to Denver, CO in February for the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) conferences.

Bonfield told school board members at their meeting Monday that conference attendance was a requirement of his contract, and fees were approximately $1,000 for the AASA meeting. He said that the conferences are educational, offering excellent technological information.

"In the past, they have resulted in large savings to the labs," stated Bonfield.

There was discussion as to why the motion was on the board’s agenda if it was part of Bonfield's contract. It was noted that it was a tradition to put it on the agenda.

Board member David Natale called for a roll call vote. The motion carried, with Natale and Shirl Reinhart casting the only no votes.